After the divorce, I became a rich girl

Chapter 508 A Heavy Hammer

Jing Qiu lowered his eyes with a gloomy expression. In response to Zhong Xinlan's question, he just sighed softly, then stood up and went straight upstairs with heavy steps.

The back was full of fatigue and helplessness, and every step seemed to be filled with lead.

Li Jiawei walked out of the villa, and a cold wind blew in her face. She raised her head and exhaled deeply. She felt as if a thousand-pound rock was pressing on her chest, making her almost unable to breathe.

This was the first time she had spoken to her mother in such a blunt and unsympathetic manner.

She raised her hand and rubbed her tense brows. She felt that this familiar yet unfamiliar place was oppressive everywhere. Every bit of air made her breathless. She just wanted to escape quickly, the farther away from here, the better.

Li Jiawei felt like a huge stone was pressing on her heart, feeling aggrieved and depressed, and Jing Qiu was not much better off.

After returning to the bedroom, she sat on the edge of the bed, her brows twisted into the shape of a "川" character, her chest heaving violently as if there was a fire burning.

She was filled with regret. How did she end up like this? Being caught between Xuanbao and Jiawei, nothing she did was right.

In fact, she knew in her heart that it was wrong to ask Jiawei to ask for mercy from her uncle today. But she had no other choice.

She had originally wanted to completely sever her ties with Xuanbao and not get involved in her affairs in the future. Even if she married the prefect, she and her husband had decided not to get involved.

But she didn't expect that Jiang Qin would come to visit her in person and discuss things with her in a humble manner.

Jiang Qin has been her friend for many years. When Jiang Qin’s request came to her lips, she couldn’t say no, so she had no choice but to agree.

She originally thought that her elder brother Li Hongxing would not object to Xuanbao marrying out of Li Yuan.

After all, the eldest brother also watched Xuanbao grow up. Thinking back then, among the children in the family, the eldest brother loved Xuanbao the most.

But unexpectedly, when the husband called to discuss it, the eldest brother refused without even a second thought, leaving no room for maneuver.

So after much thought, she realized that her elder brother also loved Jiawei, so she could only place her hopes on Jiawei. Maybe if Jiawei talked to her elder brother, he would agree to let Xuanbao marry from Li Yuan.

So she thought of asking Jiawei to persuade her elder brother.

When Li Ronghua arrived home, the villa was unusually quiet. He walked into the dining room and saw his daughter-in-law Zhong Xinlan sitting alone at the dining table eating.

Li Ronghua handed his coat to the servant waiting nearby, looked around the room, and asked in confusion, "Xinlan, didn't you say Jiawei was here? Why didn't your mother and her come down to eat?"

When Zhong Xinlan saw her father-in-law Li Ronghua come in, she quickly put down her chopsticks, stood up and greeted him.

Hearing Li Ronghua's question, she said, "Dad, Jiawei came in the afternoon and left after less than half an hour. Mom went back to the bedroom to rest after Jiawei left. I asked her to come down for dinner, but she didn't come down."

Li Ronghua was stunned when he heard this and asked, "What happened? Why did Jiawei leave suddenly?"

Zhong Xinlan shook her head helplessly, with a look of bewilderment on her face: "I don't know about that. I've been busy in the kitchen."

Li Ronghua frowned slightly: "Then you eat first, I'll go up and take a look."

Zhong Xinlan looked at Li Ronghua's slightly anxious expression and asked with concern: "Don't you want to eat something?"

Li Ronghua waved his hand, his tone revealing a bit of fatigue: "You eat, I've eaten outside." After that, he turned around and left the restaurant.

Li Ronghua went upstairs and opened the bedroom door. The room was dark, the curtains were closed, and darkness enveloped the entire room.

He reached out and turned on the light. In an instant, the warm yellow light dispelled the darkness. He saw his wife Jing Qiu leaning against the head of the bed. Her hair was a little messy and her eyes were very red and swollen. It was obvious that she had just cried.

Li Ronghua walked quickly to the bedside, sat down gently, stretched out his arms to hug her, and said, "What's the matter? Who made you angry?"

Jing Qiu turned his head, wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of his eyes, and said: "No one made me angry, I'm just a little tired."

Li Ronghua looked at her: "We have been married for so many years, how can I not understand your thoughts? Did you have a fight with Jiawei?"

Jing Qiu closed his lips tightly and said nothing, but there was a breath of air stuck in his chest, which eventually turned into a heavy sigh, as if he wanted to let out all the helplessness and grievances in his heart with this breath.

Li Ronghua looked at her like this, patted her on the back, and gently advised: "It is said that children are the debts of their parents in their previous lives. As parents, why do you have to be so upset here? It will only make you sick."

The two of them stayed like this for a long time, with an oppressive silence filling the air.

Finally, Jing Qiu slowly raised his head and looked at Li Ronghua, with complex emotions in his eyes. His voice was choked with sobs and helplessness, and he slowly said, "What can I do? Xuanbao wants to marry out of Li Yuan, but her elder brother refuses to do so.

I thought that my eldest brother loved Jiawei the most, so I wanted to let Jiawei talk to my eldest brother, maybe the matter would be resolved.

Who would have thought that as soon as I finished speaking, Jiawei rejected me with a cold "I can't do it" without even a chance to negotiate."

Li Ronghua listened to his wife's complaints, opened his mouth, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

He frowned, thought for a moment, and then slowly said, "Don't you think about it? Jiawei and Xuanbao just had a quarrel and their relationship is strained.

Besides, their identities are so delicate. If you ask Jiawei to ask Big Brother to agree to let Xuanbao marry out of Liyuan, do you think Jiawei will be happy about it?"

Jing Qiu's eyes were red, his voice was full of helplessness and entanglement, and he said: "How can I not know this? But I really can't help it!

Jiang Qin came to me in person to ask for help. We have known each other for so many years. How could I refuse her when the words were on the tip of my tongue?

Besides, Xuanbao grew up in Liyuan, and Liyuan is a place with special feelings for her.

She just wants to marry off in style from Li Yuan, and this is not an excessive request."

Li Ronghua was full of helplessness. He looked at his wife in front of him. She was usually very tactful and considerate in her work, but how come she completely lost her sense of propriety and became so confused when it came to Xuanbao's matter?

He suppressed his irritability, tried to keep his tone steady, and asked, "You feel sorry for Xuanbao and Jiangqin and can't bear to reject them, but how can you be so cruel as to embarrass Jiawei?

Even if we have to ask for Big Brother's consent, this should be something that the two of us should do. How can you let Jiawei do it? What kind of situation are you putting Jiawei in by asking her to do this? "

These words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Jing Qiu's heart directly.